With Christmas just around the corner, your family may not want turkey or ham again after having it for Thanksgiving. Once my family has turkey on Thanksgiving, we try hard not to repeat on Christmas. So we change to beef roast.

It’s a big piece of meat to cook, but don’t let the size intimidate you. You don’t need the best cut to create a juicy, savory dish. The long roasting time will give you tender meat that is excellent with the usual sides of dressing, macaroni and cheese and more. The carrots and potatoes cook in the same pan with the meat, giving it extra sweetness and making preparation simple.

Try this easy dish for your family’s Christmas dinner this year and start a new tradition!

Savory beef roast

INGREDIENTS

• 4-5 pound beef roast

• 4 teaspoons garlic powder

• 3 teaspoons Italian seasoning

• 1 teaspoon of paprika

• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt

• 1 teaspoon turmeric

• 1/2 cup parsley flakes

• 1 cup virgin olive oil

• 2 medium yellow onions, sliced

• 4 medium potatoes, cut into big squares

• 2 cups small carrots

STEPS

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Mix the dry ingredients together with the oil; add more if your roast is larger than 5 pounds. Generously rub seasoning mixture onto both sides of your roast. Place the roast and onions in a large roasting pan and cover it tightly with foil. Cook for 1 1/2 hours.

Remove the pan from the oven, uncover and add potatoes and carrots. Recover with the foil and cook another 1 1/2 hours.

Once the roast is done let it rest for at least 15 minutes, then serve.